Sinnoh

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The Sinnoh region, introduced in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, is loosely based on the geographical aspects of Hokkaido.

Sinnoh (シンオウ, Shin'ō^?) is a region in the fictional universe of Pokémon, and is the setting of the Nintendo DS games Pokémon Diamond and Pokémon Pearl. It is based on the geography of the Japanese island of Hokkaido, the southern end of the Russian island of Sakhalin, and the disputed island of Kunashir.

[edit] Geographical aspects

Sinnoh, like the regions in previous games, features a broad range of environments for the player to explore. Sinnoh features, for the first time in a Pokémon RPG, snowy routes. Sinnoh is based mostly on Hokkaido, a prefecture of Japan. The region is divided by mountains.

The in-game map shows that the region, consisting of about 70% land and 30% water, has very few sea areas.

[edit] Lakes

Sinnoh has three lakes, each of which house a legendary Pokémon: the Lake of Wisdom houses Yuxie, the Lake of Trust houses Emurit, and the Lake of Aspiration houses Agnome.

[edit] Routes

Much like Hoenn before it, Sinnoh's routes are numbered so that they don't follow sequence directly from the previous region's routes. There are 30 routes in Sinnoh, numbered 201-230, with a total of 4 sea routes. On Route 203, it would seem that the main character fights their blonde rival. It seems that to progress beyond Route 219 the player needs to use Surf, much like it was for Route 19 in Kanto. Compared to the previous generation, there are not many sea routes, though there are several islands; there are many land routes and mountains.

[edit] Cities and towns

Futaba Town

An in-game screenshot of the male protagonist outside a house.

Futaba Town (フタバタウン, Futaba Town^?) is the town in which the protagonists of Diamond and Pearl, the player and their archrival, reside and from which they begin their journey across the region of Sinnoh.

Masago Town

Masago town houses the laboratory of Professor Nanakamado, an accomplished professor whose expertise concerns Pokémon, and features the game's first Pokemon Center and Pokemart.

Kotobuki City

Kotobuki City houses a television station, the Trainer's School, "Pokétchi Company", the company which makes the Pokétchi, and the Global Trade Station, which allows for trading over the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection.

Kurogane City

Kurogane City is a coal-mining city, home to the first Sinnoh region Gym Leader - Hyouta. It also houses a museum which revives the fossils of ancient Pokémon.

Hakutai City

Hakutai City is home to the second Gym Leader, Natane, as well as a Bicycle Shop and a Team Galaxy building.

Tobari City

Tobari City is home to the third Gym Leader, Sumomo, as well as a Department Store, Game Corner, and Team Galaxy's official Regional Headquarters and Warehouse.

Nomose City

Nomose City is home to the fourth Gym Leader, Maxi, as well as the Safari Zone.

Yosuga City

Yosuga City is home to the fifth Gym Leader, Melissa, as well as the Pokémon Super Contest Hall.

Mio City

Mio City is home to the sixth Gym Leader, Tougan. Mio City also has a port in which the player can board a ship to Iron Island, an island off Sinnoh.

Kissaki City

Kissaki City is home to the seventh Gym Leader, Suzuna, and a temple containing the Legendary Pokémon Regigigas.

Nagisa City

Nagisa City is home to the eighth Gym Leader, Denji, a market for buying stickers that can be placed on Poké Balls and a lighthouse that overlooks the Foento City Pokemon League.

Foento City

Foento City is home to the regional Pokémon League Headquarters that is portrayed as a magnificent castle at the top of a large waterfall in Diamond and Pearl.